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I didn't notice that the entire shared_folders section was commented out of the config file by default. I turned on syntax highlighting in my text editor and I could see it clearly then. I seem to have it working now. Thanks!

I'm able to run BTSync with this: ./btsync But when I try this: ./btsync --config btsync.conf It does not run, but instead gives me this message: To use BitTorrent Sync you should specify shared directories in config file or enable Web UI or API, or enable built-in tracker This is what my config file looks like: { "device_name": "My Sync Device", "listening_port" : 0, // 0 - randomize port/* storage_path dir contains auxilliary app files if no storage_path field: .sync dir created in the directory where binary is located. otherwise user-defined directory will be used*/// "storage_path" : "/home/user/.sync",// uncomment next line if you want to set location of pid file// "pid_file" : "/var/run/btsync/btsync.pid", "check_for_updates" : true, "use_upnp" : true, // use UPnP for port mapping/* limits in kB/s 0 - no limit*/ "download_limit" : 0, "upload_limit" : 0,/* remove "listen" field to disable WebUI remove "login" and "password" fields to disable credentials check*/ "webui" : { // "listen" : "0.0.0.0:8888", "login" : "admin", "password" : "password" }/* !!! if you set shared folders in config file WebUI will be DISABLED !!! shared directories specified in config file override the folders previously added from WebUI.*//* , "shared_folders" : [ {// use --generate-secret in command line to create new secret "secret" : "33_RANDOM_ALPHANUMERIC_CHARACTERS", // * required field "dir" : "/usr/home/someuser", // * required field// use relay server when direct connection fails "use_relay_server" : true, "use_tracker" : true, "use_dht" : false, "search_lan" : true,// enable SyncArchive to store files deleted on remote devices "use_sync_trash" : true,// specify hosts to attempt connection without additional search "known_hosts" : [ "192.168.1.2:44444" ] } ]*/// Advanced preferences can be added to config file.// Info is available in BitTorrent Sync User Guide.}As you can see above, the webui is disabled because I don't want the hassle of trying to get it to work securely with HTTPS on a remote system. Everything looks configure correctly as far as I can tell. I did a diff with WinMerge and I see that a lot of trailing whitespace was deleted in my text editor, but that shouldn't matter, right? Other than that, I have no idea why BTSync is rejecting this config file. I've tried running it like this, to get some more clues with a log: ./btsync --config btsync.conf --log btsync.log But no log file is generated, and there's no specific information about what isn't working. Ideas?